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Raul3

10-05-11 12:12 PM

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Xfinity On Demand — Coming Soon to an Xbox 360 Near You

http://blog.comcast.com/2011/10/xfin...-near-you.html

They are bringing more: http://majornelson.com/2011/10/05/xb...-transform-tv/

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We have nearly 40 world class TV and entertainment providers coming to Xbox LIVE including: Bravo, Comcast, HBO GO, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in the U.S.;

It seems it includes all the OnDemand stuff. So no live stuff. You'll still need your cable box, of course. :(

And that makes sense, at least from Comcast, customers pay a lot for a cable box.

orangecrush

10-05-11 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Raul3 (Post 10952659)

Xfinity On Demand — Coming Soon to an Xbox 360 Near You

http://blog.comcast.com/2011/10/xfin...-near-you.html

They are bringing more: http://majornelson.com/2011/10/05/xb...-transform-tv/

It seems it includes all the OnDemand stuff. So no live stuff. You'll still need your cable box, of course. :(

And that makes sense, at least from Comcast, customers pay a lot for a cable box.

This is only useful to me if you don't need to have cable to use it. I'd gladly pay for HBO2GO.

starman9000

10-05-11 12:28 PM

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Damnit, why won't my provider add HBO GO!

Raul3

10-05-11 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by orangecrush (Post 10952681)

This is only useful to me if you don't need to have cable to use it. I'd gladly pay for HBO2GO.

I'm almost sure that it will be like the iPad application. You need to be subscribed to HBO with your TV provider. And they have to support it, of course. Basically, the HBO2GO needs a way to verify that you are a subscriber.

redbill

10-05-11 12:43 PM

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sounds like a "free" cable box. if you already pay for comcast cable, internet and xbox live gold.

Raul3

10-05-11 12:46 PM

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Not really since you can't watch live TV.

HBO2GO in the big screen is the best addition for me. I hope they can deliver in HD.

Superman07

10-05-11 01:15 PM

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Verizon's press release says they will be showing some live content from their streams. I'd expect things like ESPN won't be included since they already have a separate partnership deal. I can't seem to find if you'll be able to DVR content - I doubt it, but that would be great.

A-aron

10-09-11 08:41 AM

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Quick question - I just bought a LG 55" 3D LCD HDTV and see that there is one component connection (the my cable TV would use) and then 4 HDMI inputs. Since my 360 is an original version (no HDMI) - what options do I have (other than buying a new 360) in order to get it to work? My AV receiver (Sony) has inputs, but I can only use the HDMI output from it with HDMI input devices (so my PS3 works). I'm lost here. Any suggestions?

starman9000

10-09-11 10:15 AM

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I bought a component switch box from monoprice that I like, it can be contolled via remote and was under 20 bucks.

edstein

10-09-11 10:29 AM

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My six year old af receiver will convert component to HDMI. Are you sure that won't work?

DVDChris

10-09-11 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Brent L (Post 10949564)

Awesome, let us know what yours looks like when you get it.

Welp, mine arrived. It's definitely used. Fingerprints all over the kinect, and a few minor scratches on the game. Seems to work fine so I guess everything is okay. Whoa, didn't know I needed this much space for the kinect. I broke into a sweat yesterday playing Kinect Adventures. Fun times.

A-aron

10-09-11 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by edstein (Post 10957745)

My six year old af receiver will convert component to HDMI. Are you sure that won't work?

I tried hooking the 360 into it all different ways, but they only time I seem to be able to use the HDMI out is when something is actually going in via HDMI. For reference, the AV receiver is model #STR-DG520

starman9000

10-09-11 11:06 AM

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http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

This is the switch I use. It's nice because I don't have to switch anything on my surround sound.

A-aron

10-09-11 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by starman9000 (Post 10957777)

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

This is the switch I use. It's nice because I don't have to switch anything on my surround sound.

Awesome, thanks! Will order one .. In the meantime, I'm going to just switch the cables into TV as needed

starman9000

10-09-11 11:38 AM

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NP, The fact that it has IR was big, as I could add the ability to switch it to my main remote. I have an old TV with only 1 HDMI input that broke, so now I have everything hooked up via component. Even better, the grandparents are able to get the Blu Ray and surround sound working for the kids now, which used to involve lengthy explanations, blank stares, and giving up.

DJariya

10-09-11 10:46 PM

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Is there any deals right now on the XBox Live Gold Membership? My subscription doesn't expire until May 2012, but I would pad more time if there is something good right now. The best I could find is Amazon at $48.99. Also what about 1600 points?

RocShemp

10-11-11 08:33 AM

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Finally got my 360 controllers in the mail yesterday. Ended up getting these three items and couldn't be happier.

I still suck horribly at Dirt 3 playing at any level above casual :lol: but I got a better feel for the game with the controller. So I was able to tweak the difficulty a little so I can gradually work my way up to intermediate. :)

pinata242

10-11-11 08:55 AM

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There is a new system update today that adds no user-side features. Just another pre-release groundwork update.

Michael Corvin

10-11-11 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 10958860)

Just missed deals on both. Buy.com had the 4000 point cards for $35 a week or so ago and K-Mart had 50% off Live cards when you bought Gears 3 two weeks ago.

Just keep checking, we're all good about posting the deals as they are found.

pinata242

10-11-11 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10949340)

Going back through my billing history, this is the last time a weird amount of points got added to my account:

5/12/2011 Points added -- Points 310

I imagine that's from the rewards thing. I currently have 110 points pending (plus 20 from October survey). I imagine those 110 will post on the 15th of this month and the 20 points from October won't count as pending until November, else they would have flushed the 110 I have now on September 15th.

You all follow that okay? ;)

I got my 110 applied today. So that should prove the disbursement schedule.

pinata242

10-11-11 11:03 AM

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http://majornelson.com/2011/10/11/an...ia-hard-drive/

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http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/...f0eeb61a_m.jpg

Later this month a 320GB Media Hard Drive for your Xbox 360 will be available for $129.99 (US ERP.) It will also include a LIVE download code for LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. The Media Hard Drive is compatible with all Xbox 360 S models and will be sold at your favorite Xbox 360 retailer and is available worldwide, the Media Hard Drive will not include the game download code in Japan, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia and the UAE.

This would be great coupled with those 4gb+Kinect deals. Get this with that for a family for Christmas and even the bundled game would be used.

Michael Corvin

10-11-11 12:05 PM

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320 is fucking weak. There is no reason not to go to 500gb or even 1tb these days. However, I can look forward to getting a code for LSWIII on ebay on the cheap.

orangecrush

10-11-11 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 10960901)

320 is fucking weak. There is no reason not to go to 500gb or even 1tb these days. However, I can look forward to getting a code for LSWIII on ebay on the cheap.

Agreed. 500 GB 5200 laptop drives can be found for $50 retail without a lot of effort.

MoviePage

10-11-11 12:52 PM

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Yeah, I don't understand why Microsoft, of all companies, limits our HD space capabilities so much.

I know I'll be tempted to get this, because my 250GB always stays nearly full. 7GB free right now.

Michael Corvin

10-11-11 01:17 PM

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Yeah, I don't mind the proprietary drive, I've been a gamer for 3 decades, I've been conditioned for it, but at least offer something substantial.

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